Sheltersome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Sheltersome is an adjective meaning Characterised or marked by sheltering; affording shelter or protection.
Meaning
Characterised or marked by sheltering; affording shelter or protection.
Example Sentences
And the chapped sun-baked tire / swung on the aged and frail rope attached to the most outright branch / of the sheltersome oak tree by the carved up picnic bench.
"Come aboord bo, ye' re 'eartily welcome. It's nobbut a scant place, but's sheltersome, and a snaw storm es a snaw storm;" and a pleasant-looking mouth and chin made its appearance to second the invite.
When native, trees can be bought so cheaply, are so easy to grow, and such delight to the eye, so sheltersome and diverse in the colouring, it beats cockfighting that they are not utilised more in gardens and as shelter belts.
“The white hen is a cock” And true it was. The motherly chicken, growing older and larger, and more sheltersome of wing, had now developed a comb and wattle and a tail altogether inconsistent with henhood or motherliness of any sort.
Synonyms for sheltersome
Depending on context, synonyms include protective.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shelterable, sheltered, bieldy, safe, harboursome, protectionary.
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